Two closely related episodes. Youths make problems for two local orchestras about to compete nationally Read More »
Tag Archives: Czechoslovakia
Men Without Wings (1946) Frantisek Cáp, Gustav Nezval, Ladislav H. Struna, Jaroslav Zrotal
The action takes place in occupied Czechoslovak Republic after assassination of Schutzstaffel (SS)-Obergruppenführer Read More »
A Prayer for Katarina Horovitzova (1965) Arnost Lustig, Antonín Moskalyk, Jirí Adamíra, Jirí Bruder, Lenka Fiserová
A group of wealthy American Jewish businessmen have been captured by the SS Read More »
Intimate Lighting (1965) Ivan Passer, Zdenek Bezusek, Karel Blazek, Miroslav Cvrk
One of the most important images of the Czech New Wave 60s, which was ranked among the top ten domestic films of all time. Read More »
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989) Juraj Jakubisko, Bolek Polívka, Ivan Drozdy, Judita Durdiaková
Two men fight to make a life for themselves — and eventually for the damaged woman they come to love. Read More »
All My Good Countrymen (1969) Vojtech Jasný, Vlastimil Brodský, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Vladimír Mensík
Stories about seven friends in a small Moravian village following the socialization of Czechoslovakia in 1948 Read More »
The Millennial Bee (1983) Juraj Jakubisko, Jozef Kroner, Stefan Kvietik, Michal Docolomanský
A historic mega-film, one family saga, three generations (1887 -1917) assimilated to the bee community in the hive. Read More »
The Man Who Lies (1968) Alain Robbe-Grillet, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Sylvie Bréal, Zuzana Kocúriková
This enigmatic, plodding story concerns a man who may or may not have betrayed a resistance fighter in his hometown during World War II. Read More »
Adelheid (1970) Frantisek Vlácil, Petr Cepek, Emma Cerná, Jan Vostrcil
In the aftermath of World War II, a former Czech soldier takes charge of a manor formerly owned by a German family. Read More »
The Return of Dragon (1968) Eduard Grecner, Radovan Lukavský, Gustáv Valach, Emília Vásáryová
This is a ballad about love, hate, and a search for a way out of loneliness. Read More »
Ecstasy (1933) Gustav Machatý, Hedy Lamarr, Aribert Mog, Zvonimir Rogoz
Eva has just gotten married to an older gentleman, but discovers that he is obsessed with order in his life and doesn’t have much room for passion. Read More »
The Valley of the Bees (1968) Frantisek Vlácil, Petr Cepek, Jan Kacer, Vera Galatíková
Ondrej, a young boy who loves bees and bats, is introduced to his new mother, a woman much younger than his father. Read More »
Jan Zizka (1957) Otakar Vávra, Zdenek Stepánek, Frantisek Horák, Karel Höger, Drama, War
1419: The atmosphere in Prague after Hus’ death is very tense. Several rebels are prisoned and radical priest Jan Zelivský leads large masses of people to the Old Town’s council house occupied by corrupt councillors, where the prisoners are kept. Read More »
Sirius (1975) Frantisek Vlácil, Michal Vavrusa, Jana Hlavácková, Karel Chromík, Drama, War
A young Czechoslovakian boy and the German shepherd that loves him – set during the Nazi occupation. Read More »
Lásky mezi kapkami deste / Love Between the Raindrops (1980) Karel Kachyna, Eduard Cupák, Vladimír Mensík, Lukás Vaculík, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Karel Bursík (Lukás Vaculík), as a child called Kajda, recalls his childhood spent in Prague – Zizkov. His father (Vladimír Mensík), a shoe-maker Read More »